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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s a lovely and historic place. Hopefully they can save quite a bit of the art. I know they are trying. But it’s not a tragedy. It’s a building. Lives lost are tragic. [/quote] I've seen a few statements like this, and I just disagree. It's absolutely a tragedy. People die. We're *all* going to die. But buildings like this that have been home to faith and culture for literally centuries are our connection to humanity through generations. And that loss is tragic.[/quote] Buildings have a lifespan, too. They're not meant to live forever. This loss is sad, but not "untimely." Time marches on, history is written and re-written and happening around us. We have this attachment to permanence, but it's not realistic or even preferable. [/quote] We can quibble about the use of "untimely" if you really want; but not about tragic. A historic cultural and artistic loss like this [i]is [/i]tragic. [/quote]
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